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Volume 1: Yan Yun Chaos Volume 3: Bending the Sky Chapter 46: The world is like a chess piece (6)

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    Outside Weizhou City, the Jingyuan military headquarters, there was a deserted area with numerous soul-calling flags and banners, and a funeral ceremony was being held for Zhongshi Dao.  The tombs of the Zhong family are built near mountains and rivers, with tombstones stacked on top of each other.  Although the ancestral home of the Zhong family is Xijing, they have taken root in Shaanxi since Zhong Shiheng. For several generations, the men of the Zhong family have died in countless battles for the Song Dynasty!  It was Zhongshi Dao, and his two sons Zhonghao Zhongxi, one died in front of the battle against Xixia, and the other died early due to overwork in the army.  The only person who can support the spiritual master is his grandson Zhong Yanchong.  Today¡¯s funeral, many generals from the Western Army have arrived one after another and have been waiting by the roadside to offer sacrifices.  Many soldiers who had followed Lao Zhong to fight for decades were sent away with scars and disabilities.  In Weizhou City, all the people set up incense burners in front of their doors and paid homage along the way.  The civil servants on this road were also vegetarians and cried to see each other off.  Several generations of the Zhong family have lost hundreds of their sons fighting for Shaanxi.  The old Zhong passed away on the bed at the age of seventy-five. He died in such mourning and glory. It was considered a rare good home for the Zhong family.  Among the cultivators, Lao Zhong also paid homage to Lao Zhong's legacy early. Judging from the current situation of the imperial court trying to win over the border towns, Lao Zhong should be given the title with utmost courtesy. A county king cannot escape.  of.  During these days, the city of Weizhou was crowded with officials and generals from Shaanxi who came from all over to offer sacrifices.  At this moment, the situation in the DPRK is so volatile. It is a good opportunity to take this opportunity to discuss how the Western Army should deal with the current situation.  The generals were rushing back and forth, and the civil servants were discussing secretly. Even though Mr. Xiaozhong was in mourning, he had to meet with many generals and civil servants in Shaanxi.  Always strong.  It also looks more and more upright.  The current situation of the Western Army.  It's really a bit subtle.  The situation in the DPRK is so volatile.  And the war with the Jurchens, led by King Yan, is about to begin. Where the Western Army should go is really an urgent matter that requires a strategy.  The first thing is how to deal with the unparalleled Bianliang center at this time. He actually controls the situation of the court. The land of Kinki, the land of Hedong, and the land of Yanyun are all more or less under his control, as well as all roads in Hebei.  Xiao Yan also has his influence.  In addition, it goes without saying that the center will have to replace a group of civil servants who are at least openly attached to King Yan. At this moment, Xiao Yan's strength is no longer what Xiao Yan suddenly achieved at King Yan's time.  At that time, everyone in the world thought that Xiao Yan had a shallow foundation and a new position. No one except the family members thought of joining Xiao Yan's side.  But who would have thought that two groups from outside the town were attacking, the Jingdong Prefecture presided over, and persuaded Xiao Yan to organize a new army, and jointly launched an uprising.  In the end, he was beaten repeatedly by Xiao Yan and calmed down easily.  And he also showed a strong army he managed in Yandi.  The whole of Hebei is under its hooves.  Not to mention that Xiao Yan also incorporated part of the Xihe Army and the entire Yongning Army. The strength of the army at this moment may even surpass the Western Army!  It should be noted here that the strength of the Western Army was definitely very large, but in the Song Dynasty's strategy against Xixia, because there was really a lack of powerful cavalry groups at the time, they had to resort to the stupid method of relying on national power to suppress others.  The roads in Shaanxi faced Xixia, and every ravine where troops and horses could pass was eager to build military forts and push them over little by little.  In this era, only the Song Dynasty can use this kind of luxurious play style that relies on national power to fool you.  Over the past few decades, Shaanxi has built hundreds of military fortresses of various colors, occupying a large part of the Western Army's personnel.  The number of field troops and horses that can be mobilized is about a hundred thousand.  Even if it is more, it is not much.  Going to Ping Jiangnan and attacking Yanyun basically drained away the well-trained main field force.  That's why the Western Army was so eager to return to the empty Shaanxi Province to take control.  The chaos in the south of the Yangtze River was suppressed, and the country of Yan was defeated.  The main field forces of the Western Army suffered heavy losses.  In the time and space without Xiao Yan, Lao Zhong set off in a hurry to rescue Bianliang for the first time, bringing only more than fifteen thousand troops and horses.  This time the Xihe Army sent seven or eight thousand elite troops over, and the Western Army was further weakened.  At this moment, the main force in the field battle is already under the control of Xiao Yan.  (However, these hundreds of thousands of military strongholds, their own defenders, how many local soldiers and Tibetan soldiers and strong archers also gave the Western Army a strong ability to recover. After a series of major defeats, they were defeated again and again.  After losing all their belongings, they were still able to mobilize the soldiers and horses that were originally guarding the military stronghold to regroup into a large army. They fought repeatedly and fought repeatedly, and finally achieved the achievements of the Wu brothers. But after these soldiers and horses were mobilized, Xixia again  After being resurrected from half-dead state, they retaken Hengshan and were called ZTE. After all, these Western armies, which had been reunited again and again, were not as good as before. In the end, they could only go up to the Qinling Mountains and rely on the Sichuan Province behind them - Oscar Press)  At this moment, the army's vitality has not recovered, and Xiao Yan is in his prime again.  Everyone's common opinion is that we can't have a hard time with King Yan for the time being.  Let¡¯s just deal with it for now.  But as a group, the Western Army has its own collective interests.  It is to continue to maintain the Song Dynasty's huge investment in Shaanxi every year.  How many generals of the Western Army, and even civil servants in Shaanxi Province, have made a lot of money from the investment of tens of millions of dollars every year.  After Xiao Yan's rise, there was no?Investing in the Doubt Center will only tilt the sphere of influence established by Xiao Yan.  Although the Western Army did not dare to confront Xiao Yan for a while, it was absolutely impossible for them to obey the Bianliang Center with peace of mind and accept the reality that their status would be reduced from now on!  This is a real conflict of interests, which is the most difficult to resolve.  In the past, for example, the feud with Tong Guan was nothing more than a normal power struggle. Whether Tong Guan was there or not, the court would spend so much money on the Western Army. Having Tong Guan there was nothing more than strengthening its control over the Western Army.  .  But Xiao Yan's rise has really affected the interests of the Xijun group!  Therefore, since the death of Lao Zhong, everyone in the Western Army has the most hatred towards Xiao Yan.  And extremely difficult to reconcile.  With these two keynotes in mind, the generals of the Western Army and the civil servants of Shaanxi Province used Laozhong¡¯s funeral to communicate with each other.  The conclusion reached is basically certain, and almost everyone expected it.  "We will maintain the current situation for the time being and will never take a hostile attitude towards the Bianliang Center for a while.  As for the war against the Jurchens that Xiao Yan presided over, the Western Army would never contribute.  Just stand by and watch.  Unless Xiao Yan makes a huge concession to the Western Army, or simply Xiao Yan is defeated in the battle against the Jurchens, then the Western Army will come out again to clean up the situation and save the day.  From then on, the Song Dynasty reigned supreme.  Only the Western Army is the dominant group!  ?With such group will.  Even though some knowledgeable people felt that it was inappropriate, they felt that if Xiao Yan was defeated, the situation would not be manageable by the Western Army.  But with the generals talking so much, what use are their voices?  And the situation is so complicated and delicate that it might be a safe choice to just wait and see what happens.  Let Xiao Yan do the trouble first!  With such a popular sentiment among his subordinates, Xiaozhong¡¯s control over the Xijun group is naturally not as good as that of Brother Nai.  It can only be acquiesced for a while.  Concentrate on taking care of your brother¡¯s affairs.  But today, the funeral ceremony was finally completed, and Xiaozhong, who was exhausted both mentally and physically, still sent off a guest regardless of his fatigue.  This guest is none other than Zongze.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the pavilion, the cultivator was dressed in linen.  , looking thin and haggard, standing side by side with Zongze talking.  Outside the pavilion, dozens of knights were waiting respectfully. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Spending these days with Zongze, Xiaozhong likes this person very much.  Although I am old.  But he has great vision and a tough temper.  He is also a first-rate expert in cooking.  After the death of his brother, Xiaozhong was in chaos, and when he heard that Yao Gu had led the Xihe army out of the pass for a while, everyone under Xiaozhong's command, both in the shogunate and among the generals, was in turmoil.  At this time, Zongze, who was still stranded, took action and personally organized the recording room for Xiaozhong, and wrote various military generals, so that they could come to attend Laozhong's funeral, instead of crowding the side with troops and having other thoughts.  He also persuaded Xiao Zhong to deploy Qin Feng's most trusted army and horses to cut off several major roads between Jingzhao Mansion and the Weishui River, so that the confused soldiers and horses of the Western Army could not follow Yao Gu out of the pass.  These two actions immediately calmed down the hearts of the Western soldiers.  During these times, Zongze also handled the funeral arrangements for Lao Zhong in an orderly manner.  The posthumous memorial was sent to the capital as soon as possible, and all kinds of ceremonies were prepared, so that Lao Zhong's posthumous affairs were carried out with utmost mourning and honor.  For such a talented person, Xiao Zhong is really reluctant to let him go.  But I don¡¯t know what Zongze was thinking, but he wanted to return to Bianliang after Laozhong¡¯s funeral.  According to the mission he had previously undertaken, even though Zongze carried it out extremely carelessly, after returning to the capital, he was still waiting for sin.  The guests in Shaanxi will not do it, but they will lead the sin capital.  Xiaozhong really didn't know what Zongze was thinking.  I have tried to persuade him, but Zongze, an old man in his sixties, is as stubborn as a piece of granite and cannot be moved no matter what.  In the end, Xiaozhong had no choice but to give him a ride in person.  In the long pavilion, Xiaozhong cupped his hands towards Zongze and said: "Brother Rulin, you can't drink wine during the funeral, so you won't have a banquet in the pavilion to send us off. And you can't stay far away when you're mourning, and you can't send my brother hundreds of miles away to make the best of it.  Farewell. I can only say goodbye here." Zong Ze smiled lightly and said in return, "I have been taking care of you for the past few days. I will take my leave now." Xiaozhong Youyi said, "This time, I will be with you."  Wealth. Brother Rulin wants to use it to clear the door, so feel free to use it. Moreover, Zhongmou has already expressed his gratitude to Brother Rulin. Even if the king of Yan wants to take care of Zhongmou's face, Brother Rulin must be fine.  . But even if you can get away with it, it will be difficult for Brother Rulin to use it. Doesn't this mean that you have betrayed Brother Rulin's talent? If everything goes wrong, please return to Weizhou and wait for me. "  With such a stubborn and strong temper, Zongze went against his good intentions, but still kept nagging concern here.  It can be seen how Zongze's talent and character broke Xiaozhong's heart.  At the end, Xiaozhong couldn't help but sigh again and complained: "Rulin, Rulin, why do you have to go back to Bianliang!" Zongze was silent for a while, and finally said slowly:"My husband is only worried about the Western Army, but my subordinates are really worried about the world. This time the Jurchens invaded in large numbers, everyone in the Western Army thought it was a good opportunity for the King of Yan and both sides to lose, so they could just sit back and watch. But the lower officials thought that if the King of Yan was in trouble, then  How can a lower official stand in Kansai and watch indifferently if there is a danger of ruining the world?" Xiaozhong was shocked: "Where do you start talking about this?" Zongze smiled bitterly, and finally said something that was in his heart before leaving.  The Song Dynasty lost the sixteen states of Yanyun. When the country was founded, the strategic situation was far worse than that of previous generations.  Later, they spent a lot of effort to build the Hedong and Hebei defense lines, and then they could barely hold on.  Later, with the rise of Xixia, the strategic focus of the Song Dynasty had to shift to Shaanxi. The border affairs in Shaanxi later became one of the political legitimacy for the new party to control the political situation.  The continuous high-intensity investment every year finally pushed Xixia back step by step.  After so much effort, this is the result.  But the cost is also huge.  One of the costs.  It was the interest group that created the Western Army.  By being based in Shaanxi, we can get huge central investment.  And there are benefits from trade, not to mention the large amount of fertile land in Shaanxi.  After all, the Western Army is in Kansai. If something happens to the center, there will be worries about whether it will be urgent or not.  And the top and bottom of the Western Army are becoming more and more like the wealthy locals sitting in Shaanxi, easily unwilling to move.  Even though Tong Guan struggled a lot and finally brought the Western Army out to attack Yanyun in the south of the Yangtze River, the Western Army was still holding him back.  In the end, the war against Yan turned into a mess.  Tong Guan was implicated and unlucky, so the Western Army quickly went home.  Just to go faster, he even left behind the Huan Qing Army who had been beaten to a maimed state.  The second price is that the investment in Shaanxi was too great. Even though the Song Dynasty was rich, it was dragged into financial bankruptcy. In important places such as Hebei and Hedong, the military preparedness was extremely depleted.  But how did this place become so abandoned?  To put it harshly, the Western Army was disadvantaged and had to give up the edge of Shaanxi.  There is also Guanzhong, but Guanzhong is not guarded.  There are also natural obstacles such as Tongguan and Wuguan, and Hedong can still control its neck and back, and Bashu can go out of Hanzhong to attack its key points.  And if Hebei and Hedong are not defended, it will be a vast plain, reaching Bianliang, overturning the heart of the Song Empire!  Fortunately, the direction of Hebei and Hedong in the Song Dynasty was weakened, and the original strong Liao Dynasty also weakened.  This barely managed to keep the situation from collapsing.  But now that the more powerful Jurchens have risen, how can the Song Dynasty maintain its strategic focus on the Shaanxi roads?  But the Western Army was too strong to lose, and the shift of the strategic focus of the Song Dynasty had become an extremely difficult task!  If the Jurchens followed suit and went south, what would happen to the Song Dynasty?  Zongze has experienced the ups and downs of officialdom for decades, both in the north and the south, and has outstanding knowledge.  It turns out that Fang Teng, who was unknown in history, could see such a desperate situation, so how could Zongze not see it?  But suddenly a Xiao Yan appeared, even though he had a bad background and acted domineeringly.  But they are working hard to bridge the strategic dilemma of the Song Dynasty.  Before the sky is about to fall, draw your sword and fight!  And Fang Tengde met him and made great achievements!  The whole world is in a coma, and those who are awake are only worried.  Zongze was old and useless, so he could only sigh.  Suddenly he met Li Gang and entered the capital.  Although he received the task of mobilizing the Western Army, Zongze's trip was purely to delay.  How could Xiao Yan fall down at this time?  At this time, King Yan was about to go on a large-scale expedition.  How could Zongze live in Shaanxi without devoting any of his efforts?  Men grow old, such as Feng Tang.  But he is still ambitious and just wants to live up to his life ambition!  "What's the point of going back to Bianliang to be imprisoned?" ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? We¡¯re confident that there would be nothing serious if we return to Bianliang After hearing Zong Ze's last heartfelt words, Xiao Zhong remained silent for a long time.  He was born in the Western Army and has been inseparable from it for a long time.  Zongze's words can only be heard.  At this moment, there is nothing more to say.  Everyone has his own ambitions, everyone has his destination, and everyone is going his own way.  The two finally bowed and said goodbye. At the last moment, Zongze couldn't help but say another sentence: "Mr. Xiaozhong, please pay more attention to where the Kelan Army is! If there is a police officer, please come out of the Yanyan Division to prepare for the situation."  Support Taiyuan!" Xiaozhong was still silent.  The boundary between Shaanxi's roads and the Hedong currently controlled by Xiao Yan is located in Kelan Army, Yanzhou Baode Army, Yanzhou and other military horses. Although they belong to Hedong geographically, they have been fighting in cooperation with the Western Army for many years. In a broad sense, they can also be regarded as the Western Army.  One lineage.  However, at the beginning, the old ones were not very able to control the army and horses here. Now that they have changed to the younger ones, how can they be made to take chestnuts from the fire for Xiao Yan?  It¡¯s more likely, just wait and see.  Seeing Xiaozhong¡¯s attitude, Zongze could only sigh deeply in his heart. After saying goodbye, he got out of the pavilion, got on his horse, and headed towards Bianliang surrounded by knights.  In the long pavilion, Xiaozhong's thin figure looked away from the smoke and dust for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~On top of Yan Mountain, dozens of knights were walking hard on the mountain road.  These knights are stocky and stocky, with money rat tails under their fur hats.  It is the Jurchen warrior.  The Tanzhou army and horses moved to the south for reinforcements, and the number of sentinels who could be sent to the north of Yanshan before was also greatly reduced.  The tight security curtain against the Jurchen East Route Army facing them could no longer be maintained.  The continuous spring rain and muddy roads also gave the few military horses left in Tanzhou a sense of security.  Before the Tanzhou town army returned, the Jurchen East Route Army¡¯s sentinels once again appeared in the north of Tanzhou.  Looking from the bottom of Yanshan Mountain is the vast Yandi Plain.  Across Yandi, you will find the beautiful scenery of the Southern Dynasties! ?????????????????????????????????????????????? Out of the way of these Jurchen sentry cavalry, you can see to the north of Yandi, how many carriages and horses are transporting food supplies, and how many Jurchen armies are coming in an endless stream to gather.  Murderous intent rises in the sky and is about to spread to the south!  The sixteen states of Yanyun, after being kicked and struggled by Xiao Yan who had traveled through time, finally returned to the Song Dynasty.  But after the Yunnei states were already overwhelmed by the Jurchen West Route Army.  Zongwang's troops are about to show their fangs to the states of Yan!  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster! PS: Updates are here
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